Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Photographs of Arnold Arboretum trees and shrubs through four seasons
A veteran photographer of people turns his lens to plants.
Rage, reborn: profile of guitarist Tom Morello
With his supergroup Prophets of Rage, the musician faces down a president.
Excerpt from “The Known Citizen” by Sarah E. Igo
A sweeping history of the idea of privacy in America
“Next steps”: profile of Paul Taylor dancer Madelyn Ho
Madelyn Ho pursued two tracks: modern dance, and getting her M.D.
Not “Mickey Mousing”: the rigors of accompanying silent films
Three pianists making silent film sing
Book review: “A Terrible Country” is a cold, welcome wind
Keith Gessen’s second novel deftly interweaves politics and personal history.
Radcliffe gymsuits, pre-spandex
Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged
Heritage Museums & Gardens, in Sandwich, Massachusetts
Gardens, antique cars, and a carousel on Cape Cod
Wim Wenders delivers the third Norton Lecture on Cinema
Wim Wenders delivers the final installment in the 2018 Norton Lectures on Cinema.
The Bajau fishermen of Indonesia face lifestyle pressures.
In Indonesia, the Bajau fishermen’s way of life is under pressure.
by Lydialyle Gibson , David Hu